RIP Neil Armstrong :(

[AntimonyER]

Astronaut Neil Young, first man to walk on moon, dies at age 82 - U.S. News

Very sad news, a hero to many, me included.

 

[breadnatty08]

Definitely way too young to have seen this live, but growing up and hearing the stories was so fascinating. He'll certainly be remembered as such an American hero.
Neil deGrasse Tyson (among many others, but he's quite vocal) is doing his best to keep the space program alive and I look forward to what it can accomplish in the future.

 

[sntaylor]

:-(

 

[94lt1]

He inspired millions to look reach for the stars a legend in his own time.

 

[Atma]

RIP Neal.

I watched him walk on the moon when I was 15 years old. What an exciting time. An event that stirred the imagination and brought millions of people together.

 

[NightHawk877]

I was about to make the same thread. He will be missed and was one of my favorite astronauts.

The link in the OP has the wrong surname. Neil Young is a singer.

 

[zuben el genub]

He will be missed. All the others who have died naturally or by accident should also be remembered including Apollo 1. They were all heroes.

 

[NightAngel79]

I never realized he lived not 20 minutes from me....
Article from local news http://www.700wlw.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=119585&article=10371442

 

[olbriar]

He was the man of the moment. He made all of America proud. A true hero in every sense. RIP

 

[Rico ANDROID]

i just got the news. So many of that generation are passing each day.

 

[Metroid Prime]

What a legend he was...

 

[argedion]

My Condolences to his family. They should be proud of the hero they had the privilege to be with

 

[9to5cynic]

I heard about it this morning... it's odd when a celebrity (or hero - in this case) passes.. Sad news. I'm sure seeing the latest Mars Rover landing was important for him, glad he got to see it.

 

[jmar]

Armstrong made space travel. He invented it for man/womankind. He will be missed. A legend, dare I say?

jmar

 

[TJGoSurf]

He's one of those people you think could never die. He has just been so apart of our culture for so long that this is almost unexpected.

 

[Doit2it]

I was almost 5 years old when my parents got me out of bed just before 10pm CDT on July 20th, 1969 to watch Neil Armstrong's first step on the moon. Of course at the time I didn't fully realize the importance of the event I shared with the estimated 600 million other people worldwide, but I have never forgotten it. I still have the memory of sitting in the middle of the floor in the darkened living room with the fuzzy b/w image coming from a quarter of a million miles away displayed on the television. I have always been grateful to my parents for having the foresight to know this was a monumental event in human history and that it shouldn't be missed by their children. We have lost a pioneer in human exploration, who will be missed.

Neil deGrasse Tyson ...

NDT is a rock star in the science world in my personal opinion. I love watching him talk. You can see his passion for science in everything he comments on. His passion is contagious and I am happy that there is someone out there to pass that on to today's generation.

 

[jefboyardee]

I'm sure seeing the latest Mars Rover landing was important for him, glad he got to see it.

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[AntimonyER]

I grew up in Orlando area, close enough to see the shuttle launches, and when my dad worked at Kennedy Space Center for a few years, even got to go to the "Causeway" to watch a few launches up close and personal." There is not one event that inspired me and my career path more that watching a shuttle launch. I wish I had been alive for the Apollo missions, because it was the glamour days for my profession.